Edward Snowden, ex-CIA employee has said he acted to 'protect basic liberties for people around the world' in leaking details of US surveillance

Edward Snowden, 29, was revealed as the source of the leaks at his own request by the Guardian newspaper.
Snowden, who has fled to Hong Kong, said he had an 'obligation to help free people from oppression'

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Edward Snowden, ex-CIA employee has said he acted to 'protect basic liberties for people around the world' in leaking details of US surveillance

Edward Snowden, 29, was revealed as the source of the leaks at his own request by the Guardian newspaper.
Snowden, who has fled to Hong Kong, said he had an 'obligation to help free people from oppression'